Managed WAN (Wide Area Network)

Managed WAN services cover the features and functionality carriers offer in their wide area networks (WAN) and at the customer point of demarcation. These are a collection of value-added services that can include monitoring and reporting, security, and outsourced CPE functions.

At a basic level, carriers’ managed WAN services offer monitoring and alerts of critical problems such as network outages. Higher tiers of service can add

WAN management emerged in the late 1980s, starting in the U.S. with outsourced management of a few, very large enterprise frame relay networks. The practice boomed alongside widespread adoption of IP networks and IP VPNs (MPLS VPN). The IP revolution converged networks – public with private traffic, priority with best-effort delivery, and voice with data applications – making them more dynamic and complex. These trends fueled enterprise customers to off-load WAN management responsibility.

Telequip has arranged and managed implementation of a managed WAN successfully for some of our customers. We can provide advice on the advantages of a managed WAN, prices, implemention timeframe and other considerations.

Contact us to talk about available options and alternative solutions for your business.